Take a look around the areas you spend the most time in. Are there piles of papers on your desk? Stacks of mail on the counter? School papers strewn across the dining room table? There is a reason why every organizational book, method, or guru mentions paperwork: we are overrun with it. From junk mail… Continue reading Organize All Those Papers (school or otherwise)

To the mama putting your child in day care for the first time: I see you over there, agonizing over your decision. Will your child flourish under the care of someone else? Will she cry when you leave them? What if he doesn’t? What if the day care provider doesn’t know the correct way to… Continue reading For the Mama Sending Your Kid Back to School

“How wonderful yellow is. It stands for the sun.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh. Yellow is a color I associate with summer, but a color that I’ve only come to love as an adult. As a young girl I had a yellow bedroom. I couldn’t appreciate it, however, because as the only girl in a family… Continue reading When Your Summer Doesn’t Go As Planned

Oh summer. How we love your longer days, warmer weather, and laid-back attitude. What we don’t love is sand in the mess. Sand in the trunks of our car, pool toys scattered across the yard, and shoes littered everywhere you turn. So how do we find balance between care-free and the mess that comes with… Continue reading Summer Vacation: How to Deal With the Mess

It’s a good idea to take a few days in the middle of the year and do a review. To have a look at the big picture and take stock of how things are going. In my mind it’s similar to taking a trip somewhere new and pausing to stop and look at the map.… Continue reading A Mid-Year Review: Why It’s Important

It’s been a wet June here in southwestern NH. While we are on the tail end of a three-day heatwave, thunder is booming outside my window and rain is pouring down. Rain can ruin the best laid vacation plan. It doesn’t have to. The best way to deal with rain during your vacation is to plan… Continue reading Summer Vacation: How to Survive a Rainy Day

There are two camps of people when it comes to summer planning: those that believe it’s a waste of time and take life as it comes, and those who can’t imagine getting through the summer without a plan. I’m sure it’s no surprise to anyone to learn that I’m in the second camp. I firmly… Continue reading Summer Planning in a Bullet Journal

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer, even if in some parts of the country kids are still in school and the weather feels more like early spring. Three months of summer sounds like a long time, but in less than 100 days we’ll be coming off the heels of Labor Day weekend.… Continue reading How to Survive Summer Vacation on a Budget

All across the country schools are beginning to let out for summer vacation. While this brings joy to some, it also sparks fear and frustration in others. What am I going to do with my kids all day? How am I going to deal with their bickering and complaining? When will I have time to… Continue reading How to Keep Your Sanity During Summer Vacation

How often do you find yourself grabbing a certain snack because it’s easy? How about the snacks you send to school with your children? One thing I’ve learned is that easy does not always equal healthy, especially if you failed to plan ahead. This past weekend I found myself on a five hour round trip… Continue reading Snacks: How Planning Ahead Equals Healthier Choices